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**Great Britain continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
2362	O		Great Britian, 1, 1840 1d Black, plate 8, A-H - B-H vertical pair, large to very large margins, neat black MCs, choice Very Fine ,(SG spec. AS46, £,2,100) (Image)	750-1,000 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:24 PM
2363	O		Great Britain, 1, 3, 1840 1d Black, 1841 1d Red, plate 8, Q-G (state 1), matched pair, large regular margins, the 1 d Black cancelled with red MC, the 1 d Red with black MC, pristine condition (SG spec. AS46, AS47, £,575) (Image)	350-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:25 PM
2364	T		Great Britain, 1, 1840 1d Black, plate 9, I-C - J-C, vertical pair, small margin at bottom, otherwise large margins all round, ,tied on piece by ,rare "BROUGTON" straighline in black and faint red MCs, F-VF, ,The only known multiple with the BROUGTON obliteration, ex Cooley collection (1995) (SG spec. AS56, £,2,100) (Image)	1,500-2,000 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:25 PM
2365			Great Britain, 1, 1840 1d Black, plate 9, E-J, good to large margins, tied by neat red Leamington MC to cover (usual filing crease), "LEAMINGTON JA 16 1841" cds alongside, to London, very decorative, signed Holcombe (SG spec. AS56, £,875) (Image)	350-500 SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:26 PM
2366	O		Great Britain, 1, 1840 1d Black, plate 10, T-G, large regular margins, neat black MC, truly Superb, especially from the scarce plate 10! (SG spec. AS66, £,700) (Image)	350-500 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:26 PM
2367			Great Britian, 1, 1840 1d Black, plate 10, B-F (one of only six letterings without "0"-flaw!), good to large margins, tied by neat black MC to cover from "MALDON FE 24 1841" to Saxmundham, a rare plate on cover (SG spec. AS66, £,3,000) (Image)	750-1,000 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:27 PM
2368			Great Britian, 1, 1840 1d Black, plate 10, K-K, cut close at left, otherwise large regular margins, tied by neat black MC to cover bearing the rare "LANPORT/140" mileage marking and red "CREWKERNE JY 3 1841" arrival marking in red on front, Fine use ,(SG spec. AS66, £,3,000+) (Image)	400-500 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:27 PM
2369	O		Great Britain, 1a, 1840 1d Intense Black, plate 1B, J-I - J-J horizontal pair, J-I variety: "non-coincident re-entry", J-J with "partial recut side-line" at left, large margins, deep red MCs, a Very Fine and most desirable pair. (SG spec. AS4c/h, £,950+) (Image)	600-800 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:28 PM
2370	O		Great Britain, 1b, 1840 1d Grey-Black, plate 1A, vertical pair, E-F - F-F, very worn impression, large margins, light red MC, most beautiful pair from the world's first postage stamp (SG spec. AS3, £,1,400) (Image)	750-1,000 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:29 PM
2371	O		Great Britain, 1b, 1840 1d Grey-Black, plate 1A, P-C, very worn impression, good to large margins tied by black MC to envelope, "MACCLESFIELD FE 16 1841" cds on reverse, addressed to Manchester, very rare late use of plate 1A in 1841 cancelled by black MC! (SG spec. AS3, from £,850 for a single off cover) (Image)	400-500 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:30 PM
2372	O		Great Britian, 1b, 1840 1d Greyish Black, plate 11, matched with 1841, 1d Red, both with good to large regular margins, the 1d Black with insignificant minor corner crease at top left, otherwise fine and cancelled by neat black MCs, F-VF ,(SG spec. AS72, AS74, £,4,110) (Image)	1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:30 PM
2373	O		Great Britain, 2, 1840 2d Blue, plate 1, I-A - I-B, horizontal pair, very large margins all round, tied by two neat red MCs, Extremely Fine pair in pristine condition (SG spec. AS5, £,1,700) (Image)	800-1,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:31 PM
2374	O		Great Britain, 2, 1840 2d Blue, plate 1, O-A - O-B, horizontal pair with large regular margins, tied by two neat black MCs, slight vertical crease in margin between stamps, otherwise Very Fine (SG spec. DS5, £,1,700) (Image)	750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:32 PM
2375	O		Great Britain, 2, 1840 2d Blue, plate 1, dark shade, ,E-J - E-L, horizontal strip of 3, E-K showing variety "Double letter K", large regular margins, vivid blue colour, neatly cancelled by contrasting red MC, Extremely Fine (SG spec. DS5, DS5j, £,2,450+) (Image)	1,200-1,500 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:32 PM
2376	O		Great Britian, 2, 1840 2d Blue, plate 1, G-G - G-L, magnificent and large margined strip of 6, cancelled by six strikes of a neat black MC, scarce strip and rare so fine preserved (SG spec. DS5, £,5,100+ (for 3 pairs)) (Image)	3,500-5,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:33 PM
2377	O		Great Britain, 2 var., 1840 2d Blue, plate 1, Inverted "small crown" watermark, A-K, large margins, lightly cancelled by neat black MC, Very Fine ,(SG spec. DS5a, £,4,000) (Image)	1,750-2,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:33 PM
2378	O		Great Britain, 2b, 1840 2d Deep Blue, plate 2, S-H - S-I, horizontal pair with large to very large margins, characteristic deep blue shade cancelled by red MCs, ,wonderfully fresh and Very Fine ,(SG spec. DS7, £,2,000+) (Image)	800-1,000 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:34 PM
2379	O, L		Great Britain, 3, 1841 1d Red from the "Black Plate" 8, N-A - O-D, block of eight, mostly large margins (some creasing as can be expected), multiples in Red from any "Black plate" are rare, this is the largest known used multiple from plate 8! (SG spec. AS47) (Image)	800-1,000 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:36 PM
2380	O		Great Britain, 3, 1841 1d Red, plate 19, A-A - T-L plate reconstruction (240), used examples with many showing four margins, all cancelled by black MCs, plating cannot be guaranteed but those checked include the known varieties (Double Letters, Basal shifts, constant plate flaws), some nice "Ivory heads", generally ,F-VF ,(no photo, SG spec. 8, BS8a-g, £,13,200) (Image)	600-800 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:37 PM
2381	O, L		Great Britain, 3b, 1841 1d Deep red-brown, K-A - L-B, block of four with close to large margins all round, cancelled by London MC with No "4" in center, slight horizontal crease through upper pair, otherwise Fine, the MC "4" is the rarest of the numbered MCs running from 1-12 (SG spec. 8ud, £,1,700+ for singles) (Image)	400-500 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:37 PM
2382	T		Great Britain, 3c, 1841 1d Red, "Treasury Roulette", plate 136, E-K, tied by London Chief Office numeral to small piece, the "wavy lines" showing characteristic small breaks resulting in paper remnauts (especially visible at top waves), diagonally creased and affixed to small piece, still a Fine and scarce showpiece, ex Seymour collection (1951), Poutiainen collection (1980), 2011 Louis BPP certificate ,(SG spec. B2aa, £,7,000) (Image)	2,000-2,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:38 PM
2383	O, L		Great Britain, 4, 1841 2d Blue, plate 3, P-C - Q-D (Q-C in the early state 1), block of 4, large to very large margins except at upper right, strong colour, cancelled by neat strikes of the London MC with No. "4", rare so fine (SG spec. ES11, £,3,500+ for the block with normal MC) (Image)	1,200-1,500 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:38 PM
2384	O, L		Great Britain, 4, 1841 2d Blue, plate 3, P-H - Q-L, mostly large margined block of 10 (just shaved at right and some slight creasing as can be expected for a multiple of this size), lightly cancelled by Scottish numerals, a Fine and very impressive block! (SG spec. ES11, £,2,600+ for two blocks of four) (Image)	1,200-1,500 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:39 PM
2385	O		Great Britain, 5, 1847 1s Pale green, the impressive strip of 4 with mostly large margins, right stamp just touched and small scissors between two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, remarkably well preserved , for such a large multiple (SG Spec. 54, £,6,000 for a block of 4) (Image)	1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:39 PM
2386	O		Great Britain, 5b, 1847 1s Deep green, W.W.2, large margined horizontal pair, cancelled by neat "502" barred numerals, Extremely Fine pair (Scott $1,800 for singles, SG 56, £,1,800 for singles) (Image)	750-1,000 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 03:40 PM

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